Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-04-14

Of at noon. the change. which only y,
plies TO the recess of congress. is made f.
the purpose OF giving the Leads of depart
mentS more time during TIE afternoon for
the consideration of their mail
ALLISON EXPECTS AN EXTRA SESSION
Senator Allison, chairman of the S.,a+o
Appropriation Committee is in the CITY He
states that IN his judgment an extra Session
or congress is inevitable. 1t might not he
convened until october, but he Thought The
puolic necessities likely to grow out of the
aecuinuiauon OF surplus in the Treasury
required assembly of the Fiftieth CONGRESS
at an earlier period. The failure of the de-
nclency, river and harbor and dependent
passion ouiS prevented the disbursements
OF some S4O, oe0, 600 which otherwise wos,ld
llapG osen placed IN circulation. and this
mlgnt nave largely relieved the proSnective
sringency in the money market "A pattarS
were situated, Senator Allison was ineIinei
10 oeileVe taat the financial condition of tha
country lmperatively demanded early legis-
iation TO prevent the surplus from accumu-
i~liilS 700 rapidly IN the Treasury
TIMBER DEPREDATIoNs.
1he secretary OF the interior has requested
the encouragement to direct the Dronar
United States attorney to Institute civil Snit
against the lumber firm of Short & picker
ing, OF Beaver Ark. for the manufacturers
value OF about 500, 600 feet of lumber. hoard
measure, alleged TO have been purchased bv
UuiaWfnllV
TIE same from the public lands between the
1888 and 1886.
:, commissioner Sparks has instructed
Special Agent DoWney, in Montana. that
tnere must be no interference with the set
l!erS lor taking from public lands wood and
tlnoer necessary for their family and SET
tlement uses, but that special agents ara ay-
pected TO devote their time and energies 10
tho presentation OF timber depredationS M
on large scale by mill-men and corpora-
tiOnS.
ADULTERATED BUTTER INVESrIG kTED.
In Prof. Wiley's Forthcoming report on
the result OF his Investigations az 10 the
adulteration of butter he will say that nine
OUT OF every ten scientists who have ex-
pressed an opinion say that properly made
oleomargarlne is unObjectionable and whole
some. Prof. Wuey'S experiments have been
progressing more than year The mate
laIS for the investigation We're purchased i'm
open market III all parts of the country In
not more than one-third of the eases did the
purchase prove TO be an adulteration or inn
itatlon except when something else than
butter was asked for, and the fraudulent
articles were almost uniformly secured
when loweJ-priced materials were called for.
The adulterated articles usually contained
between 30 and 20 per cent of pure butter,
the remainder most commonly consisting of
beef f:-s, lard, and cotton-seed oil
UNION PACIFIC SINKING FUNDS.
Section 5 of the act passed at the last
session of congress authorizing an inveStiga-
ton OF the methods of accounts EMPLOYED by I
the bonded Pacific railroad companies pro-
vlded that the sinking funds already invested
III United States bonds might be invested in
first mortgage bonds of the companies The
Union and Central Pacific companies re-
Gently applied to the treasury department for
such investment. The question was referred
to Atty. Gen. Garland, and he has given AN
hat
not authorized TO sell the United States
bonds in which the funds are now invested
for the purpose of Teinvestment in first
mortgage bonds of the company, but that he
can invest any money paid into the sinking
funds In pursuance of the Thurman act now
IN the treasury unlnyeSteI, or which may in
future be paid IN, in any United States bonds
or III any flrstmOrtgage bonds of the Union
or Central Pacific Companies.
PROSPECTIVE BOOM.
Washington is dreaming of great proSperi-
ty. The commencement of building on
a large scale i'll Alexandria has been looked
at with envy from this point, but the con-
tracts about to be awarded for million
dollars worth of steel for gunmaking con-
goleS Washington. The naval sunfact0ry
will be at what used to be called the WASH
ingtOn navy-yard, but which was Oct. u
changed by order of Secretary Whitney into
an ordnance shop. The plans of the score
tary contemplate the establishment during
the next two years here OF factory that will
turn out forty of the largest caliber steel
guns every year and any quantity OF machine
guns and ordnance stores and that will en-
pIOy about one thousand men, on a payroll
of $50 600 month. Everybody who owns
land in the southern part of the city, or has
a house to rent in that, at present rather
shabby and unattractive locality, is figuring
out what he will be worth when this factory
is in full operation.
AN IMPORTANT DECISION.
a decision was rendered by the United
States Supreme Court in an important bank
tax case entitled the Mercantile National
Bank Of the City of New York against the
Mayor, Aldermen, and cOmmOnaity of the
City of New York. and George w. Mclean,
Receiver OF Taxes. This is one of thirty
five suits brought by the National banks of
The City Of New York against the municipal
authorities of that city TO restrain the col
lection of taxes assessed upon the shares
of stock of said banks. The question raised
by the case is whether or not the system OF
laws enforced in the State of New ] DIRK is
in opposition to Sec. 5,219 of the Revised
Statutes of the United States, which requires
that the taXation.of the shares OF National
banks shall not be at a greater rate than is
assessed upon other moneyed capital III the
hands of individual citizens of said State"
This court answers that question In the mega
tive, and affirms she decree Of the court be-
low in favor of the State. This is very inn
portant decision to the State of New York,
as taxes to the amount of 50, GEO. OC0 are in
volved, and the National-bank stock affected
by it amounts at par value to more than $780,
)00,0 900. A similar decision was rendered IN
the case of the National Newark Banking
Company against the Mayor and Common
Council of the City of Newark, n. j.
HAD TO KILL HIM.
Indian Commissioner Atkins has received
the following letter from Indian Agent E.
G. Osborne, at the POnca, PawneeS, and Otoe
agency, Indian Territory.
With a profound sense Of regret l have TO
report that in diSclarging Yesterday f. Nj.
Smith, farmer at the OtOe agency, for
general bad conduit upon the agency. but
ehihy because of his ungGvernable temper,
which was continually being turned loose
upon both employees and Indians, | had TO
kill him in self-defenSe. He had tpeatediy
threatened to kill the clerk in charge. Mr.
Young, who reported his conduct ana asked
hat he he discharged. | went u Oioe 10 =
explain my reasons for discharging him, to
lear his defense, if lie had any, To pay him
lis saiarl for the quarter, and to dismiss hiru
While very quietly and calmly performing
he duty, he made a violent attack upon TIE
.Ierk in charge, whom he wounded in the
lrm and DOUBTLESS thought he had killed,
md then turned upon Mr.. Justice the agency
blacksmith. and myself, with cooked and
ayeIt.t revolver and with tha manner of